Grand Chute extends interim administrator contract

GRAND CHUTE, WI — The Town of Grand Chute extends its contract with Interim Administrator Jeff O’Dell. The town board votes unanimously Tuesday to extend the contract with O’Dell’s employer Public Administration Associates, LLC through December 15. The contract extension also increases overnight lodging reimbursement for O’Dell from $120 to $180. He’ll continue to be paid $95 an-hour for working no more than 24-hours weekly. The contract extension became necessary when the Town of Grand Chute decided not to offer a contract to any of the three finalists selected for the vacant town administrator’s job. The town is starting a new application and screening process to replace long-time Administrator Jim March who was fired without cause in May.